misleadingly

Variant of mislead

mislead definition

mis·lead (-lēd′)

transitive verb misled -·led′, misleading -·lead′·ing

  1. to lead in a wrong direction; lead astray
  2. to lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
  3. to lead into wrongdoing; influence badly

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